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Akebia
Akebia
quinata
(Five-leaf Akebia )
Albizia
Albizia
julibrissin
'Summer Chocolate'
(Summer Chocolate Silk Tree)
Asimina
Asimina
triloba
(Common Pawpaw )
Aucuba
Aucuba
japonica
(Japanese Aucuba )
Bauhinia
Bauhinia
variegata
(Orchid Tree )
Calycanthus
Calycanthus
× 'Aphrodite'
(Aphrodite Sweetshrub)
Calycanthus
occidentalis
(Western Spicebush )
Cercis
Cercis
canadensis
'Forest Pansy'
(Forest Pansy Redbud)
Cercis
chinensis
'Avondale'
(Avondale Chinese Redbud)
Cercis
occidentalis
(Western Redbud )
Cercis
siliquastrum
(Judus Tree )
Clematis
Clematis
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Clematis)
Clematis
viticella
(Italian Clematis)
Clematis
viticella
'Polish Spirit'
(Polish Spirit Italian Clematis)
Cotinus
Cotinus
coggygria
'Royal Purple'
(Royal Purple Smoketree)
Cotinus
obovatus
(American Smoketree )
Daboecia
Daboecia
cantabrica
(Irish Heath )
Daphne
Daphne
mezereum
(February Daphne )
Daphne
odora
'Mae-Jima'
(Mae-Jami Winter Daphne)
Daphniphyllum
Daphniphyllum
macropodum
(False Daphne )
Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
(Mescal Bean )
Dermatophyllum
secundiflorum
'Silver Peso'
(Silver Peso Mescal Bean )
Disanthus
Disanthus
cercidifolius
(Redbud Hazel)
Encelia
Encelia
farinosa
(Brittlebush )
Erica
Erica
carnea
(Spring Heath )
Fraxinus
Fraxinus
americana
(White Ash )
Fraxinus
excelsior
(Euopean Ash )
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
(Green Ash)
Fraxinus
pennsylvanica
Urbanite®
(Urbanite Green Ash)
Hebe
Hebe
'Wiri Joy'
(Wiri Joy Hebe)
Kalmia
Kalmia
polifolia
(Bog Laurel )
Lagerstroemia
Lagerstroemia
(hybrid)
(Hybrid Crape Myrtle)
Lagerstroemia
indica
(Common Crape Myrtle )
Lagerstroemia
indica
Petite Plum®
(Petite Plum Crape Myrtle)
Leycesteria
Leycesteria
formosa
(Pheasant-eye )
Lonicera
Lonicera
tatarica
(Tatarian Honeysuckle )
Loropetalum
Loropetalum
chinense
var.
rubrum
(Pink-flowering Fringe-flower )
Magnolia
Magnolia
Black Tulip™
(Black Tulip Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Galaxy'
(Galaxy Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Randy'
(Randy Magnolia)
Magnolia
'Star Wars'
(Star Wars Magnolia)
Magnolia
liliiflora
(Lily Magnolia)
Magnolia
×
soulangeana
(Saucer Magnolia)
Nerium
Nerium
oleander
(Oleander)
Olneya
Olneya
tesota
(Ironwood)
Pittosporum
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
(Tawhiwhi )
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
'Marjorie Channon'
(Marjorie Channon Pittosporum )
Pittosporum
tenuifolium
'Silver Sheen'
(Silver Sheen Pittosporum )
Rhododendron (defines evaluations)
Rhododendron
'Blue Peter'
(Blue Peter Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Catawbiense Boursault'
(Catawbiense Boursault Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Crater Lake'
(Crater Lake Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Daphnoides'
(Daphnoides Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Girard's Purple'
(Girard's Purple Azalea)
Rhododendron
'Hallelujha'
(Hallelujah Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Hardijzer Beauty'
(Hardijzer Beauty Azaleodendron )
Rhododendron
'Hinode Giri'
(Hinode Giri Azalea)
Rhododendron
'Lee's Dark Purple'
(Lee's Dark Purple Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Pioneer Silvery Pink'
(Pioneer Silvery Pink Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Purple Splendor'
(Purple Splendor Azalea)
Rhododendron
'Purple Splendour'
(Purple Splendour Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
'Sappho'
(Sappho Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
catawbiense
(Catawba Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
concinnum
(Concinnum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
hippophaeoides
var.
hippophaeoides
(Hippophaeoides Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
hodgsonii
(Hodgson Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
kiusianum
(Kiusianum Azalea )
Rhododendron
niveum
(Niveum Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
oreotrephes
(Oreotrephes Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
ponticum
(Pontic Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
ponticum
'Variegatum'
(Variegated Pontic Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
prinophyllum
(Roseshell Azalea )
Rhododendron
smirnowii
(Smirnow Rhododendron)
Rhododendron
stenopetalum
'Linearifolium'
(Spider Azalea)
Syringa
Syringa
×
hyacinthiflora
(Early Flowering Lilac )
Syringa
meyeri
'Palibin'
(Palibin Meyer Lilac)
Syringa
×
prestoniae
(Preston Lilac )
Syringa
vulgaris
'Aucubaefolia'
(Aucubaefolia Lilac)
Tibouchina
Tibouchina
urvilleana
(Princess Flower )
Vinca
Vinca
minor
(Dwarf Periwinkle)